Thesaurus:sterile

Thesaurus

sterile

English

Adjective

Sense: unable to reproduce or procreate

Synonyms

• barren
• fruitless
• infertile
• sterile

Hyponyms

• impotent

Antonyms

• fecund
• fertile
• fruitful
• potent
• productive    [⇒ thesaurus]

Various

• castrated
• castrato
• emasculate
• neuter

See also

• Thesaurus:sterilize

Further reading

• “169. unproductiveness” in Roget's Thesaurus, T. Y. Crowell Co., 1911.
• “sterile” in Moby Thesaurus II, Grady Ward, 1996.